I Just Wanted to Live, but I Somehow Became Better Than the Main Character

Chapter 54: Feminine Reserve

“This is the residence we chose for Junior Brother Ye. The spiritual energy here is abundant, it’s close to the lecture hall, and it’s close to our residences, so if you have any questions or problems, you can easily come and visit us at any time.” Yi Bai and a few other Golden Core Realm cultivators were currently showing Ye Yong his residence.

The mansion was gorgeous, and Ye Yong speculated that if this mansion was in one of the halls where the residences were separated by levels, then this mansion would be for someone who was at least an inner disciple.

“If there is something you want, you can just come and tell us, and we’ll get it for you… What do you think of this place, Junior Brother Ye?” Yi Bai and the other Golden Core Realm cultivators had almost gotten into a fight when trying to choose a place for Ye Yong.

They all wanted Ye Yong to live near them, but they didn’t live in the same area, so it was hard for them to reach a compromise. After a long argument, they were finally able to choose a pretty central place for Ye Yong. This was the fairest way as Ye Yong would be about the same distance away from all of them, so none of them had a distance advantage.

“It’s very good. Thank you, senior sisters, for helping me with this,” Ye Yong said, saluting. He then exchanged for some pills from the system store that was useful for them. He only gave 1 pill to each person, as it would be weird for a mere Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator to have an excess of pills needed by Golden Core Realm cultivators. “This is a small token of gratitude. Please, continue to take care of me and my maid Lil Xue in the future.”

Yi Bai and the other girls rejected it at first, but Ye Yong insisted on giving it to them, so they accepted the gift. One of the honest and straightforward girls opened the small brocade box on the spot and found that it was a Rank 3 upper-grade Soul-nourishing Pill.

Music and Art cultivators focused more on the cultivation of the mind and the soul than on their cultivation level and strength. The stronger their divine souls were, the more details they would be able to add to their music and art, which would allow them to better influence people.

A rank 3 Soul-nourishing Pill was more expensive than most rank 3 pills. It would cost the girls quite a bit of contribution points if they wanted to exchange for it from the contribution hall. On top of that, it was of the upper grade, while they normally only exchanged for middle-grade pills.

“This is too precious.” Yi Bai returned the box to Ye Yong as soon as they saw what was inside, and the other girls followed suit.

Ye Yong knew that it was once again time for him to show off. “Is this more precious than my relationship with my senior sisters? We are already in a senior and junior disciple relationship, but if this is only how I think, and senior sisters haven’t acknowledged me as a junior brother, then…”

Before Ye Yong could continue, Yi Bai and the other girls anxiously tried to explain. “Of course we’ve already acknowledged you to be our junior brother. We just think that it’s not good to receive such a precious thing from you as we’ve only met for a short time.”

“How is it not good? You took me to do the hall master’s exam, looked for a place for me to live in, and even set up my residence! If you don’t take it, I will be angry!” Ye Yong said, making a cold expression.

This junior brother is so polite and so grateful. He’s humble at times and overbearing at other times. I may have lived for hundreds of years, but I can’t control my maiden heart. Yi Bai and the girls were so satisfied with Ye Yong that they were almost speechless. “Then thank you for the pill, Junior Brother Ye.”

“It’s just a small token of my appreciation. Don’t mention it.”

Having finished showing off, Ye Yong sent away the girls and brought Wu Xue into his new home. Cultivators didn’t need any gorgeous furniture, but this place was arranged like a mansion of a young master in the mortal world. There were tons of furniture and decorations, and it felt elegant and stylish.

Even Wu Xue’s room had been taken care of. It had all the necessities for daily life, and all of them were of high quality.

“Young Master, although the senior sisters are good to us, please don’t blindly trust them,” Wu Xue said after opening the house’s concealment formation. She had to use the concealment formation because if she hadn’t, then it would be possible for a Golden Core Realm cultivator to observe and listen in on them.

“Oh?” Ye Yong was curious about what Wu Xue would say, so he asked, “Why do you say that?”

“They, they’re all lusting after Young Master!” Wu Xue was really scared that Ye Yong would alienate her when he found a Daoist couple, so she worked up her courage and said, “Maybe Young Master thinks that they’re very enthusiastic and friendly, but that’s just proof of them wanting you. Normal women wouldn’t be so proactive, and even during the dance, when someone took the lead, all of them went and touched Young Master. Hmph, no feminine reserve¹ at all.”

You’re the one who wants me to hug you every day. Where’s your feminine reserve? Ye Yong thought. Lil cutie Wu Xue is so cute. This is how a girl should be. In the novel, the male lead knew a bunch of girls, but they all didn’t have much reactions to the male lead. What even is that?

Ye Yong sat down on a chair and waved to Wu Xue, and Wu Xue jumped into his arms and then frowned. It’s the leftover smell from when those girls touched Young Master. I hate it. I will wash Young Master’s clothes dozens of times later- no, I’ll just throw them out and get new ones.

“Lil Xue, you don’t have to worry too much. I know what I’m doing. I’ve already told you- even if I’m going to find a Daoist couple, I will always keep you by my side.”

“B- but what if Young Master’s Daoist couple doesn’t allow me to be near Young Master?”

“I won’t let that happen,” Ye Yong said, stroking Wu Xue’s face. “You are an essential part of me. No one can separate us.”

Wu Xue’s mind short-circuited after hearing that, and she was on cloud nine.

Seeing that Wu Xue’s favorability had increased by 5, Ye Yong kissed Wu Xue on the forehead, and Wu Xue’s favorability increased by 5 again.

Things were more precious when they were scarce, and it would be bad if Wu Xue got used to the kissing if he did it too much and didn’t give favorability from kissing anymore, so Ye Yong stopped himself from doing any more.

Actually, Ye Yong stopped because he wanted to go a bit further and kiss Wu Xue’s lips, but he knew that if he did it, he wouldn’t be able to stop himself from going any further.

“Young Master…” Wu Xue was melting into Ye Yong’s arms.

Ye Yong stroked Wu Xue’s head. “It’s getting late. Go to sleep.”

“I- I want to sleep like this. C- can I?” Wu Xue didn’t want to trouble Ye Yong, but she was enamored with this feeling. Even the lingering leftover scents of those women seemed to have disappeared, and only Young Master’s scent is left.

“Of course.” Even a normal mortal would find it easy to carry the light Wu Xue and have her sleep, not to mention Ye Yong, who was a cultivator.

Wu Xue had actually somewhat wanted Ye Yong to reject her, as it felt way too nice. She was worried that she would get too used to it. What do I do then? Have Young Master do this every night? Wu Xue felt guilty, but there was nothing she could do now, so she just closed her eyes and enjoyed the warmth she felt.

Wu Xue soon fell asleep, but Ye Yong didn’t put her on the bed. He simply adjusted his posture so Wu Xue could sleep more comfortably, and then he started cultivating.

The better the people around Ye Yong treated him, and the more popular he became, the more he wanted to become stronger as he wanted to protect his current life.

The male lead had his magical space where he had 3 days for every one day others had, so his cultivation speed would be extremely fast. As the male lead got stronger, so would the enemies that appeared.

If Ye Yong didn’t improve, then he would be abandoned by time and fall behind.

Ye Yong did see an item with a magical space, but as an item that could be used for a long time, could be used by immortals, and was directly related to one’s ability to gain strength, it was extremely expensive, priced at a million transcend points. While Ye Yong’s 300,000 transcend points seemed like a lot, there was still quite a ways to go before it was at a million.

Therefore, rather than saving up to buy an item with a magical space, it was better for Ye Yong to use the transcend points to buy suitable resources to increase his strength.

No matter when it was, the male lead was always lacking in resources. After all, if the male lead didn’t lack resources, then his strength would skyrocket and would have already become invincible, which would leave no space for the villains to do much.

As such, while the male lead had a magical space, Ye Yong had the upper hand because of the system store.

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Translator’s Notes:

¹ 女性矜持. 女性 = female, 矜持 = reserve. Basically means that girls shouldn’t be active in romance, they shouldn’t be the ones taking the initiative, they should refrain from “throwing” themselves at the guy, etc.